Hibiscus rostellatus

Hibiscus rostellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Hibiscus
Species:	H. rostellatus
Binomial name
Hibiscus rostellatus Guill. & Perr.
Synonyms[1]
List Abelmoschus rostellatus (Guill. & Perr.) Walp. Hibiscus furcellatoides Hochr. Hibiscus rostellatus var. congolanus Hauman Hibiscus surattensis var. rostellatus (Guill. & Perr.) Hochr.

Hibiscus rostellatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to seasonally dry tropical Africa.^[1] Its fruit is edible, and is cooked and eaten by local peoples.^[2]